Anthony Powell (costume designer)
Anthony Powell (born June 2, 1935 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy , Manchester , England ) is a British costume designer . Powell's costumes have received numerous awards, including three Academy Awards .
Life
Powell studied at the Central School of Art in London . At the beginning of his career, Powell worked as an assistant to well-known designers, including Cecil Beaton . He worked exclusively for theatrical productions until the late 1960s and received the Tony Award in 1963 for the costumes of The School for Scandal in a production by John Gielgud . At the same time he was also responsible for the production design and was also nominated for the Tony Award as a production designer. In 1969 Powell worked for the first time in the film industry and designed the costumes for The Fall of the Sun Empire . In 1972 he won his first Oscar for the costumes of trips with my aunt , two more Academy Awards followed in 1978 and 1980. He began to work several times for Roman Polański and Steven Spielberg and designed the clothes for box office hits like Frantic and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . He also worked with Polanski at the theater and was responsible for setting up Polanski's production of Amadeus .
In 2003 he was made an honorary doctorate from the University of Greenwich .
Filmography (selection)
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- 1969: The Fall of the Sun (The Royal Hunt of the Sun)
- 1972: Travels with My Aunt
- 1973: Papillon
- 1978: Death on the Nile (Death on the Nile)
- 1979: Tess
- 1982: Evil Under the Sun (under the Sun Evil)
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1986: Pirates (Pirates)
- 1987: Ishtar
- 1988: Frantic
- 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- 1991: Hook
- 1996: 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians)
- 1999: The Ninth Gate (The Ninth Gate)
- 2000: 102 Dalmatians
- 2006: Miss Potter
Awards and nominations
- 1963:
- Tony Award for " Best Costumes " for The School of Scandal
- Nomination for "Best Production Design" for The School of Scandal
- 1993: Nomination for "Best Costumes" for Sunset Boulevard
- Academy Awards 1973 : Oscar for traveling with my aunt
- Academy Awards 1979 : Oscar for Death on the Nile
- Academy Awards 1981 : Oscar for Tess
- Academy Awards 1987 : Nomination for Pirates
- Academy Awards 1992 : Nomination for Hook
- Academy Awards 2001 : Nomination for 102 Dalmatians
- 1978: Best Costumes for Death on the Nile Award
- 1987: Prize for Pirates
Web links
- Anthony Powell in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Anthony Powell at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthony Powell awarded Honorary Degree ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), press release on the University of Greenwich homepage of July 21, 2003, accessed on January 9, 2012.
- ↑ Anthony Powell ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on tonyawards.com, accessed January 9, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Powell, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chorlton-cum-Hardy , Manchester, England, United Kingdom |